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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145302
Last updated: 17 February 2019
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Date:26-APR-2012
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic KA27 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Kamov Ka-32A
Owner/operator:Pecotox Air
Registration: ER-KGD
C/n / msn: 523500499111
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:near Ostrov Village -   Romania
Phase: En route
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:Chisinau, Moldavia
Destination airport:Turkey
Narrative:
A helicopter crashed in eastern Romania. Post crash fire. It was part of a formation of two Ka-32 helicopters that were flying to Turkey were they were going to be used to fight forest fires.

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20120701024401/http://www.gandul.info:80/news/un-elicopter-s-a-prabusit-langa-tulcea-cinci-pasageri-au-murit-procurorii-au-ajuns-la-ostrov-si-au-inceput-cercetarile-9574862
http://www.ziuaveche.ro/actualitate-interna/investigatii/un-elicopter-ka-26-s-a-prabusit-la-ostrov-judetul-tulcea-cel-putin-5-morti-89595.html


Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Apr-2012 11:32 gerard57 Added
26-Apr-2012 12:28 gerard57 Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative]
26-Apr-2012 12:47 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
26-Apr-2012 13:06 krasatpi Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator]
26-Apr-2012 14:56 krasatpi Updated [Source]
27-Apr-2012 19:30 Geno Updated [Source]
28-Apr-2012 00:40 FLYINGBROTHER1 Updated [Aircraft type]
04-Sep-2012 08:04 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source]
13-Oct-2012 01:18 Anon. Updated [Cn, Source]
31-Aug-2014 18:19 Aerossurance Updated [Narrative]

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